FARMERS’ PRESIDENT.
DISCUSSION ON POSITION. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Sept. 22. Mr W. J. Poison’s position as » member of Parliament and Dominion president of the Farmers’ Union was discussed at a meeting of the Southland executive of the union yesterday. The following remits were before the meeting:—From the Gore sub-execu-tive: “That it be a recommendation that the office of Dominion president should not be held by any member for more than three years continuously,” and from the Mandeville branch: “That in view of his recent utterances regarding land and income tax, Mr Polsqn.be asked to resign his position as Dominion president of the Union.” The first remit was withdrawn.and a full discussion ensued on the remit from Mandeville. at the conclusion of which this also was withdrawn.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 252, 23 September 1929, Page 6
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127FARMERS’ PRESIDENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 252, 23 September 1929, Page 6
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